Indigenous Student Laptop Scholarship

Moondani Toombadool Centre will be supporting Indigenous undergraduate or postgraduate students with a Lenovo Notebook to assist with their course as they commence their 1st or 2nd year at Swinburne. Successful students will be awarded a Lenovo Thinkpad L390.

Undergraduate, postgraduate (coursework) or Higher Degree by Research courses offered by Swinburne University of Technology.

To be eligible for the Indigenous Student Laptop Scholarship, applicants must:

1. Meet the following criteria:
   • Australian citizen
   • Confirm they are of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander heritage by submitting a Confirmation of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Heritage certificate (COA) with their scholarship application or a certified Statutory Declaration (Stat Dec) declaring that the individual applying for the scholarship is of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, and/or is accepted as such by the community in which you live, or formerly lived. 
2. Meet the following enrolment criteria:
   • be a 1st or 2nd year Swinburne student in 2023
   • enrolled full-time in an eligible course (see courses eligible in section above)
3. Provide evidence of financial hardship such as:
   • Health Care Card
   • Youth Allowance
   • Newstart Allowance
   • Austudy
   • Abstudy
   • Disability Support Pension
   • Carer’s Payment
   • Bank statement*
   • Salary slip*
     
     *Bank statements and salary slips submitted can only be considered if an explanation is provided in your personal statement on how these reflect financial hardship
      
4. Submit a personal statement (300 words) addressing how this scholarship will assist you

A Lenovo Thinkpad L390 (valued at $1295). There are 10 laptops available to be awarded. 

Applicants should complete an online application form and submit with all supporting documentation. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

For assistance when completing your application, please view the Scholarship Help Guide.

Fees and Scholarships Team, Student Administration and Library Services
scholarship@swin.edu.au